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Patented Apr. 15, 1924.

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J E. MILLER, 01?. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR 'IO FRED FRANKIE 80 CO., OE

' LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A CORPORATION OF KENTUCKY.

FILLING MACHINE.

Application filed January 10, 1923. Serial No."611,73.

To-all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, JAMES E. MILLER, a citizen of the: United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Filling Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to, certain improvements in filling machines andhas relation more particularly to a machine of this genroller to which the material or fibre is first delivered and which roller discharges the picked or severed material into a hopper together with a fan for sucking the material from said hopper and forcing the same with in the mattress tick or the like, together with means whereby access may be had to the material as delivered within the hopper to remove from such material long stock,

' hair and similar gradesof material.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of myimproved filling machine whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenientand advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in side elevation illus-' trating a filling machine constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; I

Figure 2 1s a vertical sectional view taken fan 12 workin .j through the structure as illustrated in Figure 1;

Figu the:1 structure as illustrated in Figure 1; an

Figure 4 is a view in perspective of the separating element herein employed detached. I

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes the supporting frame of the machine which has mounted thereon a hood 2 of desired configuration and dimensions.

Rotatably mounted within the hood 2 is a drum 3, said drum being herein disclosed as being mounted upon a shaft 4; supported by the frame 1. Projecting from the periphery of the drum 3 are the outstandin teeth 5 which en age the stock or materia as delivered within the hood 2 whereby said stock or material is effectively opened up or torn into relatively small bits or threads. To'prevent injury to the fibre of the stock or material the teeth 5 are preferably provided with rounded points.

The stock or material may be linters, staple, clean shoddy, kapok or silk floss and similar material.

The stock or material is delivered within the hood 2 and to the drum 3 by the belt conveyor 6 operatively engaged with the spaced shafts 7 carried by the frame 1, said 7 stock or material however before entering the drum casing 2 passing between the holding rollers 8.

The hood 2 extends forwardl of the upper portion of the drum 3 and opens into a hopper 9 and which receives the niqterial or stock after the same leaves the drum 3 as is-indicated by the arrows in Figure 2. In communication with the lower portion of the hopper 9 is a conduit 10 in proper communication with the fan casing 11. The

within the casing 11 roduces suction t rough the conduit 10 w ich further facilitates the material or stock leaving the drum 3 being received within the hopper 9 and also withdraws such stock or material from the hopper. The blast of the fan 12 passes. out through. the tube or re 3 is a view in front elevation of open and detachabl I newest as particularly set forth in the Patent N 0.- 891,830 dated June 30, 1 908, and granted to Ferdinand .Franke and of which the present invention is an improvement.

The pipe or conduit 14 extends forwardly of the machine and associated with said forward or delivery endof the pipe orconduit 14 is a regulating valve 16 herein disclosed as of a gate type and which serves to control the flow through said pipe or conduit 14 and particularly to close the same while changing ticks.

The lower wall of the hopper 9 which is immediately adjacent to the. conduit 10 is engaged as at 17 with said low'erend of t e hopper and underlying said open lower end or wall is a box 18.which isintersected by a screening element 19 herein disclosed as a wire mesh 7 created by the fan 12.

I also find it of advantage to provide the forward face of the extended portion of the hood 2 with a removable door 20 so that an operator may have ready and convenient access to the material or stock as it is received within the hopper to remove therefrom long stock, hair and similar grades of material so that the same will not be received with the mattress tick or the like.

being filled.

It is not believed necessary to describe the manner in which the different movable parts comprised in my improved machine are-driven or operated.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a filling machine constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for'use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention'is susceptible of some change and modification-without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to. the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim 1. In a mattress filling machine, a supporting frame, a conveyor mounted at one end of the frame, a casing carried by the frame and including a partially cylindrical portion having an opening disposed toward the discharge endof the conveyor and further including a downwardly extending elongated portion open at its bottom, a blower casing mounted in the frame and having an inlet passage communicating with the downwardly extending portion of the (res ing and further having, an outlet passage projecting beyond and to the side of said downwardly extending portion of the casing, a rotary fan within the blower casing,

and a yicker cylinder journaled within the cylindrical portion of the casing.

2. In a mattress filling machine, a casing including a cylindrical portion and a depending chute having an open bottom, a

screen traversing said open bottom, said cyllndrical casing being formed with an opening at the side opposite said chute, feed rollers journaled in advance of said opening, a conveyor discharging between said rollers, a rotary icker cylinder journaled in the cylindrical portion of the casing and discharging into the chute, and a blower having an inlet passage communicating with the chute, and an outlet-passage disposed to one side of and projecting therebeyond.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature. 7

JAMES E. MILLER. 

